PROGRAMME OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL 
MEASURES.
DRAFT OUTLINE.
[December 1917 – January 1918]

Nationalization of banks. Withdrawal of money back into the treasury; new money for large-scale production; revolutionary measures for converting factories to useful production, centralization of consumption through compulsory unification in consumer societies, state monopoly on foreign trade, nationalization of industry, state loans.

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ON THE RATE OF PAYMENT FOR HIGHER OFFICIALS.
DRAFT DECREE OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE'S COMMISSARS
[January 15 (2), 1918]

[Confirming]

Regarding the inquiry of comrade Shlyapnikov concerning the rate of payment for higher officials of the Council of People's Commissars, the Council resolves:

1) to confirm that the decree concerning 500 rubles monthly salary for members of the Council of People's Commissars means an approximate norm for the highest salaries, but does not contain any prohibition on paying specialists more;

2) to remind that the decree of the Council of People's Commissars contains a requirement to take revolutionary measures to reduce excessively high salaries;

3) to propose that all People's Commissars immediately submit reports on what exactly has been done in fulfillment of this decree;

4) to propose that the Commissar of Finance submit a report on whether decisive measures have been taken for the collection of income tax and the elimination of evasion of this tax;

5) [to impel] to propose [to local] local [Soviets] Soviets of Workers', Soldiers' and Peasants' Deputies to impr–